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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Ryan Whalen. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
Whalen Plumbing & Heating is a plumbing and heating business based in Weymouth, MA. On its website it says it provides practical plumbing, heating and gas solutions for residential and commercial properties, and it states 20 years in business. Its stated service area includes Weymouth, Braintree, Quincy, Hingham, Plymouth, Duxbury and other nearby towns. Ryan Whalen holds MA plumber license 16834-PL-M, active on the state registry. A second plumber license, 4483-PL-C, held under Whalen Plumbing and heating, is expired on the state registry. In a 2024 review, a homeowner wrote that when their 2020 furnace stopped working, they came out, found that the other company had not installed the exhaust pipe far enough from the intake, walked them through the problem and fixed it. The same 2024 review says they also moved a gas line on the outside of the house. In a 2022 review, a homeowner said Whalen Plumbing replaced a defunct tanked hot water heater with a new high efficiency Navien unit, along with a few other minor plumbing and gas fitting repairs. In another 2022 review, a customer whose new boiler had a gas valve break said Whalen was fast to respond and their hot water was up and working in no time. A separate 2022 review describes a leak at the Y joints connecting a washing machine, which Whalen came relatively quickly to fix without charging much. In a 2022 review, a homeowner wrote that Ryan checked with their town water supplier after another contractor said the town water would damage a tankless water heater, and adjusted his estimate when they received a lower quote for part of the work. A 3-star review from 2022 said Ryan gave a great price and completed the work on time and per the agreed schedule, but described some issues on the back end that were resolved amicably after some back and forth.
Ryan and Jack are amazing to work with. They are responsive, will walk you through what needs to be done and how they are going to do it, and leave the areas they work spotless. We have worked with them on several projects in the past 2 months: 1) an emergency when our 2020 furnace (which was installed by a different company) stopped working - they came out found the problem, the other company did not install the exhaust pipe far enough from from the intake. They walked me through the problem, showed me in the manual how it was not done right, and fixed the problem 2) they moved a gas line on the outside of our house 3) they are going to be doing the plumbing for a primary bathroom and new furnace (in addition) and tankless water heater, and gas to a new fireplace. They have been great about answering questions from plumbing fixtures to all the random questions my husband and I think of. We highly recommend and trust them!
Ryan was very prompt. He took the extra step of checking with our town water supplier when another contractor told us our town water would be damaging to a tankless water heater. He also adjusted his estimate when we received a lower quote for part of the work we needed done. Thank you, Ryan!
Prompt and professional
Prompt and professional
Ryan and his team were friendly, knowledgeable, fast and the price was fair. They were available right away to fix my water heater issue. Great communication, honestly went above and beyond what we were expecting. We highly recommend them.
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3 changes recorded — last scanned Sep 28, 2026.
Honest diagnoses5.0
Bathroom remodels5.0
Repeat named praise for technician Camilo4.7
Water heater installs4.2
37 years in business3.5
HVAC specialist3.8